Validation of a Vocabulary Learning Strategy Scale and Its Relationship to Vocabulary Level Test Scores
著者 Kudo Mitsuru, Mizumoto Atsushi, Kumazawa Takaaki
journal or
publication title
Asian journal of English language teaching
volume 25
page range 81‑111
year 2015
URL http://hdl.handle.net/10112/13011
A.rian Jor,mal of English Language Teaching, 25, 81ー111 c2015 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
V a l i d a t i o n of a V o c a b u l a r y L e a r n i n g S t r a t e g y S c a l e and I t s R e l a t i o n s h i p t o
V o c a b u l a r y L e v e l T e s t S c o r e s
Mitsuru KUDO Ho.¥・ei University, Jap,m Atsushi MIZUMOTO Kansai University, Japan Takaaki KUMAZAWA Kamo Gakuin Universil)~Japan
The purpose of this stヽ,dyis two‑fold: firstly, to validate a questionnaire of self‑ regulated l'Ocabulary• learning strategies (VLS), based 011 a strategic self‑regu/a‑ lion (SR) model of language learning (0;
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"ord,20/1), a叫 secondly,to investi•gate the relationships betwee11 self‑regulated VLS and ,・ocabulary size. An explanatory factor cmalysis 011 the data of 216 Japcmese EFL studellls yielded
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hefiJ/lowillg seven factors. which could reflect constn、
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modelto a reasonable extent: (a) p/a11ni11g for goal achievemelll, (b) obtai11ing a11d 11si11g preferred resources, (c) conceptualizing by li11king/ combilli11g related vocabulaり,.(d) planning for positive affective strategies, (e) using auditoり,seme to tmderstcmd and remember, (j) generating a,1d main‑ taining extrinsic motivation, a11d (g) increasing i11strumental motiv, ヽtion.Among the seven strategic vocabulary會learningconstructs, (b), (c) and (g) were moder‑ ately co汀
‑elatedto vocabulary size. Funhemwre, these strategie.s were strongly correlated with self‑regulatory a11d planning strategies. The results suggest an itllegral role for these variables i11 vocabulary learning.82 Mitsuru KUDO, Atsus/ii MIZUMOTOヽ""'Tc、知akiKUMAZAWA
Introduction
The notion of language learning strategies (LLS) has become firmly established during the past 30 years in the field of Second Language Acquisition (Cohen & Macaro, 2007). The definition of LLS dates back to Rubin (1975, p. 43): "the techniques or devices which a learner may use to acquire knowledge." Researchers in the 1970s (e.g., Naiman.
Frohlich, Stern, & Todesco, 1978; Rubin, 1975; Stern, 1975) initially attempted to identify characteristics of good language learners. Since then, LLS research has received more and more attention, culminating in the l 990s in the publication of a large body of representative literature (e.g., O'Malley & Chamot, 1990; Oxford, 1990).
In recent years, it may be argued that the notion of LLS has undergone a revolutionary period, and the term is being replaced by
"strategic learning" under the concept of "self‑regulated learning" (Rose, 2012). According to Zimmerman and Schunk (2011), "self‑regulated learning and performance refer to the processes whereby learners pe
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sonallyactivate and sustain cognitions, affects, and behaviors that are systematically oriented toward the attainment of personal goals" (p. 1). Further, the paradigm is interdisciplinary, and bridges cognitive, socio‑cultural, and affective strands. Therefore, rescarche『
smade an attempt to cover various aspects of learning, and this approach raises the potential for new research (Tseng, Dornyei, & Schmitt, 2006).Strategic Self‑Regulation (S R) Model 2
Oxford (2011) developed the Strategic Self‑Regulation (S"R) model under the concept of self‑regulation. She defined self‑regulated L2 learning strategies as "deliberate, goal‑directed attempts to manage and control efforts to learn the L2. These strategies are broad, teachable actions that learners choose from among alternatives and employ for L2 learning purposes" (p. 12). Her definition covers a wide
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angeof strategies based on psychological, socio‑cognitive, and socio‑cultural strands, offering cornerstones for strategies in affective and socio‑cultural dimensions.Ox ford (2011) further extended the classification of LLS by stretching the scope of meta‑strategies (e.g., planning, monitoring, and evaluating) with the following three major strategy dimensions: (a) cognitive, (b) affective, and (c) socio‑cultural‑interactive (SI).